Giants, Jung Hoo Lee agree to 6-year, $113 million deal: What KBO star brings to San Francisco
New York TimesBy Ken Rosenthal, Grant Brisbee, Andrew Baggarly and Eno Sarris Free-agent outfielder Jung Hoo Lee has agreed to terms with the San Francisco Giants on a six-year contract worth $113 million, the team announced Thursday. The Giants’ full investment in Lee is nearer to $132.8 million when accounting for the posting fee of nearly $19 million payable to KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes, where Lee dazzled with his bat-to-ball skills while establishing himself as KBO’s premier player. The contract San Francisco gave Lee was more than twice as much as Tim Britton’s typically spot-on projection, though, so it would appear as if the market was robust. Or Lee could be relegated to a corner spot after a closer look at his defense and remind San Francisco fans of Denard Span’s two-year stint with the team.
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